An online petition to rename the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma after civil rights leader and current Congressman John Lewis (D-GA) has garnered over 114,000 signatures. Edmund Pettus represented Alabama in the United States Senate from 1897 until 1907. First a soldier for the United States in the Mexican-American War, he was later a leader […]

Auburn University’s Tony and Libba Rane Culinary Science Center took another step toward completion with the naming of Birmingham-based HPM as construction manager for the state-of-the-art facility. HPM joins a project which will result in Auburn University having one of the most unique culinary and hospitality learning environments in the nation. In addition to classrooms […]

Barry Moore’s campaign for Congress has received the endorsements from U.S. Representatives Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Andy Biggs (R-AZ), two of the most staunch conservatives in Congress. Moore, a former state representative from Enterprise, is currently in a runoff against Dothan businessman Jeff Coleman for the Republican nomination in Alabama’s Second Congressional District, which encompasses […]

Two high ranking doctors at UAB Hospital, along with the Jefferson County Health Officer, held a press conference Monday where they urged all Alabamians to wear face coverings in public as coronavirus hospitalizations mount across Alabama. UAB Hospital is now currently caring for 68 COVID-19 patients, an all-time high. The previous high was 63 in […]

Last week, House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels (D-Huntsville) called allocating state monies for the Confederate Memorial Park near Marbury in Chilton County “not appropriate” and called the park “something that brings a lot of pain back to Alabamians.” The park includes two cemeteries where roughly 300 Confederate veterans are buried, which according to State Sen. […]

United States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama Abdul K. Kallon on Monday struck down certain absentee balloting requirements for the state’s upcoming July 14 runoff election, however the ruling was only made to benefit certain demographics of voters. Kallon, an appointee of former President Barack H. Obama, issued a memorandum opinion providing immediate […]

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has concluded that the City of Mobile’s decision to move a statue of Confederate Admiral Raphael Semmes from its prominent downtown location into a museum is a violation of the 2017 Alabama Memorial Preservation Act. Marshall said the City of Mobile has agreed to pay the penalty for not obeying […]

The Birmingham Airport Authority (BAA) has won its appeal of a ruling by the Alabama Ethics Commission determining that BAA’s employees are considered public employees under Alabama’s ethics law. As part of its appeal of the Ethics Commission’s 2019 ruling, BAA contended that because the salaries of its employees come from user and landing fees […]

Governor Kay Ivey’s (R-AL) leading candidate for an important vacancy in Alabama’s largest county is a longtime Democrat. Jefferson County Probate Judge Place 1, the presiding judge on the court, is vacant following the retirement of Judge Alan King in recent weeks. Judge Sherri Friday, who has held the Place 2 position on the probate […]

Bill Hightower’s campaign for Congress has launched a new ad that features U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) making a direct case to voters about why they should vote for the former state senator from Mobile. Hightower is currently in a runoff election against Mobile County Commissioner Jerry Carl to be the Republican nominee for Alabama’s […]

United States Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt is coming to Alabama on Tuesday for a tour of the Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge on the southern tip of Baldwin County. He will be accompanied by U.S. Representative Bradley Byrne (R-Fairhope), whose southwest Alabama district includes the refuge. The Department of the Interior says the […]

John Smola is among the utility industry’s “shining stars” taking top honors as a 2020 Fortnightly Forty. Public Utilities Fortnightly Magazine annually recognizes the next generation of leaders in the utilities industry – people who could be responsible for the operations of the electric grid and regulatory systems. The magazine, which is read by top managers in the […]

Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson has directed that a statue of Confederate Admiral Raphael Semmes be permanently moved to the History Museum of Mobile. The statue stood for over 120 years in a prominent location within the median of Government St. in downtown Mobile. Stimpson ordered its removal from the original location on June 5 amidst […]

AFLAC donated 10,000 face shields to the Montgomery County Emergency Management Agency on June 8 – a donation that started with a concerned doctor’s comment to her husband. “What you really come to understand is that we’re really a small community and a small world,” said retired Brig. Gen. Trent Edwards, senior vice president of Military and Community […]

When the COVID-19 pandemic forced Alabama schools to close their traditional classrooms in March, Corey Jones said it hit his students in rural Greene County doubly hard. “We’re one of the poorest school districts in the state, and most of our students don’t have computers or access to the internet,” said Jones, Greene County School System superintendent. […]

CULLMAN, Alabama – JELCO, a Cullman manufacturer that typically produces fall-protection gear for utility workers, is expanding its workforce and adding equipment as it ventures into a new product line – personal protective equipment for health care workers. Philip Clemmons, president and CEO of JELCO, said the move stems from his desire to make a […]

Alabama Power has seen an uptick in scams aimed at customers. The most recent scam is similar to one identified in March, with scammers calling customers and claiming to be a representative from Alabama Power, demanding immediate payment on accounts. The caller requests a customer’s bank or credit card information, warning if payments are not received within […]

In early 2020, soon after it became clear that the COVID-19 pandemic was a serious threat to humanity, Kevin Harrod, Ph.D., the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s resident expert on SARS viruses, got a message from Matt Might, Ph.D., director of the university’s Precision Medicine Institute. “If we computationally predict drugs, can you test them?” Might wanted […]

In some places, there are movements to defund and disband police, particularly in major American cities where dissatisfaction in local law enforcement is prevalent. That is not a mainstream view in Alabama, and U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) sees an opportunity for the state to capitalize. During an interview with Huntsville radio’s WVNN, Palmer said […]

Former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Friday afternoon reacted to an article from Yellowhammer News earlier in the day about U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) voting to rename everything in the American military that gets its name from a member of the Confederate military. The legislative amendment for which Jones voted would rename ships, […]

The Montgomery area’s recent increase in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations is worrying experts as Alabama’s statewide new-case-per-day count ticks upward. According to WSFA, the Jackson Hospital and Baptist Health locations in Montgomery and Prattville had 164 total patients with COVID-19 being treated in their facilities as of Thursday. Jackson Hospital was caring for 46 of […]

U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) on Wednesday voted to rename every item in the American military that gets its name from a member of the Confederate Army. The United States has 10 army bases named after Confederate leaders, including Fort Rucker in Alabama, and they would all be renamed if the amendment stays on the […]

Former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ differences with President Donald Trump are a well-chronicled saga that has played a role in Sessions’ bid to regain the U.S. Senate seat he previously occupied for 20 years. The same view of Sessions is held by many of Trump’s allies on Capitol Hill, including by U.S. Rep. Matt […]

Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-01) on Thursday endorsed Mobile County Commissioner Jerry Carl to succeed him in representing Southwest Alabama in the United States House of Representatives. Carl is currently in a tight Republican primary runoff battle with former State Sen. Bill Hightower (R-Mobile), with Election Day 33 days away. Byrne announced the coveted endorsement at […]